your life is your life. don't let it be clubbed into dank submission. be on the watch. there are ways out. there is a light somewhere. it may not be much light, but it beats the darkness. be on the watch. the gods will offer you chances. know them. take them. you can't beat death, but you can beat death in life, sometimes. and the more often you learn to do it, the more light there will be. your life is your life. know it while you have it. you are marvelous. the gods wait to delight in you.

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

ohlittlerachel:

condalmo:

The audio clip here is a portion of his well-known Kenyon College Commencement Speech.

He would have turned 50 today. Listen to him read more of his work at this website.

 This is water. This is water.

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    These are the things they should teach you in school, not that crap I wasted 10 years on…

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    Fucking David Foster Wallace. This gets me every time.

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    Legit the best fucking speech ever.

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    rest in peace, david foster wallace

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